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enThe GLAAD Wrap: Ellen's "One Big Happy," Chris Colfer's new film, and more!http://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-wrap-ellens-one-big-happy-chris-colfers-new-film-and-more
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span id="styles-0-0" class="styles file-styles 750px"> <img src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/750px/public/images/2014-05/3.PNG?itok=X2F2NMVq" alt="" title="" /></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Every week, The GLAAD Wrap brings you LGBT-related entertainment news highlights, fresh stuff to watch out for, and fun diversions to help you kick off the weekend.</p>
<p>1. CW S<img alt="" class="media-element file-file-styles-200px" data-file_info="%7B%22fid%22:%2271178%22,%22view_mode%22:%22file_styles_200px%22,%22fields%22:%7B%22format%22:%22file_styles_200px%22,%22field_file_image_alt_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22%22,%22field_file_image_title_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22%22%7D,%22type%22:%22media%22%7D" height="300" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/images/2014-05/husbands-1374264458_0.jpg?itok=2Eosd8n7" style="float: left;" width="200" />eed is launching an <a href="http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2014/05/05/cw-seed-debuts-la-rangers-and-whose-line-is-it-minis-223315/20140505cw01/" target="_blank">all new season of <em>Husbands</em></a>, the ongoing web series about an actor (Brad Bell) and a baseball player (Sean Hemeon) who learn to navigate newly-married life following a drunken Vegas wedding.</p>
<p>2. <a href="http://www.indiewire.com/article/sony-pictures-classics-acquires-saint-laurent-biopic-at-cannes" target="_blank">Sony Classics has acquired <em>Saint Laurent</em></a>, a biopic about French designer Yves Saint Laurent which is premiering in competition at this year's Cannes Film Festival. The film is directed by Bertrand Bonello and features <em>Blue is the Warmest Color </em>star Lea Seydoux as well as Gaspard Ulliel, Louis Garrel, Helmut Berger and Dominique Sanda. Interestingly, the Weinstein Company is slated to release a competing Saint Laurent biopic, titled <em>Yves Saint Laurent</em>, on June 25th in the US.</p>
<p>3. <a href="http://www.deadline.com/2014/05/cory-michael-smith-victoria-cartagena-andrew-stewart-jones-gotham-batman-prequel-fox/" target="_blank">Victoria Cartagena has been promoted to a regular <img alt="" class="media-element file-file-styles-300px" data-file_info="%7B%22fid%22:%2271180%22,%22view_mode%22:%22file_styles_300px%22,%22fields%22:%7B%22format%22:%22file_styles_300px%22,%22field_file_image_alt_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22%22,%22field_file_image_title_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22%22%7D,%22type%22:%22media%22%7D" height="144" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/300px/public/images/2014-05/montoya.png?itok=w5-BHEt8" style="float: right;" width="300" />role </a>on Fox's upcoming Batman prequel series, <em>Gotham</em>. Cartagena will be playing the fan-favorite lesbian detective, Renee Montoya, who went on to become a major character in the DC Comics universe. <a href="http://io9.com/what-we-learned-from-the-script-for-gothams-first-epi-1530515272" target="_blank">Early reviews of the show's pilot script </a>report that not only is Montoya's character specifically identified as a lesbian, she apparently also used to date the main character's fiancé, so it looks like her comic identity will remain intact.</p>
<p>4. The official trailer for Fox's new drama, <em>Empire</em> was released on May 12th. The series follows the life of a terminally-ill man who is head of a music empire, and his three sons who are battling for his throne. One of the sons (Jussie Smollett) is a gay musician struggling with the decision to come out publicly. Not only is the show created by Oscar-nominated gay director Lee Daniels, it was recently announced the <a href="http://www.deadline.com/2014/05/ilene-chaiken-empire-showrunner-fox/" target="_blank"><em>The L Word</em> creator Ilene Chaiken has signed on as the series' showrunner.</a> Watch the trailer below!</p>
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<p>5. Rachel Tutera, a stylist, contributor to dapperQ, and the force <img alt="" class="media-element file-file-styles-200px" data-file_info="%7B%22fid%22:%2271181%22,%22view_mode%22:%22file_styles_200px%22,%22fields%22:%7B%22format%22:%22file_styles_200px%22,%22field_file_image_alt_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22%22,%22field_file_image_title_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22%22%7D,%22type%22:%22media%22%7D" height="200" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/images/2014-05/wuQPeUUx.jpg?itok=1o5WIlbK" style="float: right;" width="200" />behind popular Tumblr blog <em><a href="http://thehandsomebutch.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">The Handsome Butch</a></em>, <a href="http://www.afterellen.com/lena-dunham-is-bringing-the-handsome-butch-to-the-silver-screen/05/2014/" target="_blank">will be the focus of a new and untitled documentary</a> produced by Lena Dunham. The film will be produced by Jenni Koner's company, A Casual Romance, and directed by Jason Benjamin.</p>
<p>6. Openly gay actor <a href="http://www.hypable.com/2014/05/14/glees-chris-colfer-to-star-in-noel-coward-biopic/" target="_blank">Chris Colfer is set to star as the lead in<em> Noel</em></a>, a biopic about the early life of the gay, English playwright Noel Coward. The film is also in casting talks with out actor Sir Ian McKellen and Vanessa Redgrave. Coward was known for his nearly 50 published plays as well as his work as a writer, director and film actor. <em>Noel</em>, which was developed by the British Film Institute, aims to shoot later this summer.</p>
<p><img alt="" class="media-element file-file-styles-300px" data-file_info="%7B%22fid%22:%2271182%22,%22view_mode%22:%22file_styles_300px%22,%22fields%22:%7B%22format%22:%22file_styles_300px%22,%22field_file_image_alt_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22%22,%22field_file_image_title_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22%22%7D,%22type%22:%22media%22%7D" height="216" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/300px/public/images/2014-05/Capture_4.PNG?itok=MjOnaZfV" style="float: left;" width="300" />7. The new digital series, <em>#OWNShow</em> on the revamped OWN website <a href="http://www.thebacklot.com/interview-the-own-show-out-host-karamo-brown/05/2014/" target="_blank">features out personality, Karamo Brown as one of the hosts</a>, who was formerly seen in the 2004 season of MTV's <em>The Real World</em>. According to Brown, the show aims to "talk about topics that are things that you can use, tools, to live your best life." For more information on <em>#OWNShow</em>, check out the <a href="http://www.oprah.com/app/own-tv.html" target="_blank">OWN TV website</a>.</p>
<p>8. The new series <a href="http://www.buddytv.com/articles/remote-patrol/nbc-orders-ellen-degeneres-pro-53540.aspx" target="_blank"><em>One Big Happy</em>, produced by Ellen <img alt="" class="media-element file-file-styles-300px" data-file_info="%7B%22fid%22:%2271185%22,%22view_mode%22:%22file_styles_300px%22,%22fields%22:%7B%22format%22:%22file_styles_300px%22,%22field_file_image_alt_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22%22,%22field_file_image_title_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22%22%7D,%22type%22:%22media%22%7D" height="199" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/300px/public/images/2014-05/2.PNG?itok=N9sEFIMu" style="float: right;" width="300" />DeGeneres and Jeff Kleeman</a>, is scheduled to air on NBC mid-season. The series stars Elisha Cuthbert, Nick Zano and Kelly Brook and follows a lesbian woman who agrees to get pregnant and start a family with her male best friend, right before he falls in love with someone else.</p>
<p>9. Sundance TV has announced they are developing <a href="http://www.sundance.tv/blog/2014/05/sundancetv-to-develop-popular-book-series-hap-and-leonard" target="_blank">a new series called <em>Hap and Leonard</em></a>, which is based on the award-winning novels by Joe Lansdale. The story is a wry thriller centered on the unlikely friendship between a straight, white southern man and a gay African American Vietnam veteran who work together to attempt to solve local crimes.</p>
<p>10. A new independent film called <em>Chasing Yesterday</em> needs some help with production costs. <em>Chasing Yesterday</em> is directed and produced by Talia Myers and Rhyon Brown and follows the lives of five childhood best friends who have grown apart and the challenges they face when coming back together. The film also features a character named Ian who struggles with the fear of coming out as gay to his friends. You can learn more about the project <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/604744697/chasing-yesterday" target="_blank">here</a> and watch the video below!</p>
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<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/husbands">Husbands</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/saint-laurent">Saint Laurent</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/gotham">Gotham</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/victoria-cartagena">Victoria Cartagena</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/empire">Empire</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/iiene-chaiken">IIene Chaiken</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/rachel-tutera">Rachel Tutera</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/lena-dunham">Lena Dunham</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/chris-colfer">Chris Colfer</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/noel">Noel</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/ian-mckellan">Ian McKellan</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/sir-ian-mckellan">Sir Ian McKellan</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/karamo-brown">Karamo Brown</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/ownshow">#OWNShow</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/own-tv">OWN TV</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/one-big-happy">One Big Happy</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/ellen-degeneres">Ellen DeGeneres</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/jeff-kleeman">Jeff Kleeman</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/elisha-culthbert">Elisha Culthbert</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/nick-zano">Nick Zano</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/kelly-brook">Kelly Brook</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/hap-and-leonard">Hap and Leonard</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/sundance-tv">Sundance TV</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/chasing-yesterday">Chasing Yesterday</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/joe-lansdale">Joe Lansdale</a></li>
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Thu, 15 May 2014 22:10:10 +0000mwalsh71030 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-wrap-ellens-one-big-happy-chris-colfers-new-film-and-more#commentsThe GLAAD Wrap: 'Portlandia' returns, Antigone Rising's new single and 'Husbands' fan campaignhttp://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-wrap-portlandia-returns-antigone-risings-new-single-and-husbands-fan-campaign
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span id="styles-1-0" class="styles file-styles 750px"> <img id="1" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/750px/public/husbands-cw-seed-600x369_0.jpg?itok=MMoEdW65" alt="" title="" /></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Every week, The GLAAD Wrap brings you LGBT-related entertainment news highlights, fresh stuff to watch out for, and fun diversions to help you kick off the weekend.</p>
<p><em><strong>1)</strong></em> Lauren Cioffi's short documentary film <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/09/a-mississippi-love-story_n_4412555.html?utm_hp_ref=gay-voices" target="_blank"><em>A Mississippi Love Story</em></a> chronicles the lives of a gay couple living in Mississippi (expected to be one of the last states to adopt marriage equality) and the couple's journey to get married in California. Check out the trailer below!</p>
<p><iframe allowfullscreen="" mozallowfullscreen="" src="//player.vimeo.com/video/81278570" webkitallowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="281" width="500"></iframe></p>
<p><img class="media-image media-image-right" id="6" style="float: right;;;;" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/Q_%28Ben_Whishaw%29_-_Profile.jpg?itok=szH7325V" alt="" /><em><strong>2)</strong></em> Out actor Ben Wishaw, recently seen as Q in <em>Skyfall, </em>has been <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/dec/10/ben-whishaw-freddie-mercury-biopic-dexter-fletcher" target="_blank">cast as Freddie Mercury</a> in the biopic about the Queen frontman. The film tells "a formative coming-of-age story … culminating in Queen headlining Live Aid in 1985." Reportedly, the film will not cover Mercury's struggle with AIDS, which ultimately led to his death in 1991. Working with former Queen band members, Dexter Fletcher will direct the film with Robert De Niro, Graham King and Jane Rosenthal producing. Production is expected to begin in 2014.</p>
<p><img class="media-image media-image-left" id="6" style="float: left;;;;" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/~~_0.jpg?itok=M_4Qwx0N" alt="" /><em><strong>3)</strong></em> <a href="http://www.deadline.com/2013/12/afi-fest-awards-2013-tv-full-list/" target="_blank">AFI's chosen top 10 TV shows for 2013</a>, include several LGBT-inclusive series. The <a href="http://www.afi.com/afiawards/" target="_blank">AFI Awards</a> honors ten films and ten TV series "deemed culturally and artistically representative of the year's most significant achievements in the art of the moving image." Included on this year's TV list of honorees are <em>The Good Wife, House of Cards, Game of Thrones, Masters of Sex, Orange is the New Black, </em>and <em>Scandal.</em></p>
<p><em><strong>4) </strong></em>All-female country rock band Antigone Rising has a new holiday-themed single out. Out band member Kristen Ellis-Henderson was featured with her wife—<a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-names-sarah-kate-ellis-president" target="_blank">new GLAAD president, Sarah Kate Ellis</a>—on the cover of <em>Time </em>magazine's 2013 marriage equality cover. Antigone Rising's new single, titled "<a href="http://ventsmagazine.com/will-this-single-land-antigone-rising-on-the-naughty-list/" target="_blank">Santa, You Owe Me</a>," is described as "lyrical sarcasm perfectly blended with shuffling rockabilly drums, ho-ho harmonies, and a fuzzy blues-rock guitar solo that belongs on the naughty list." "Santa, You Owe Me" is available for purchase on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/santa-you-owe-me/id775891048?i=775891051&amp;ign-mpt=uo%3D4" target="_blank">iTunes</a>!</p>
<p><img class="media-image media-image-right" id="6" style="float: right;;;;" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/Kimberly%2BPeirce%2BCarrie%2BPremieres%2BHollywood%2Bl4OBiMPlnLZl.jpg?itok=bCCbbTam" alt="" /><em><strong>5)</strong></em> Kimberly Pierce, (the out director of films such as 2013's <em>Carrie </em>and <em>Boys Don't Cry</em>)<em>, </em>has <a href="http://www.deadline.com/2013/12/kimberly-peirce-inks-first-look-deal-with-abc-studios/" target="_blank">secured a first-look deal with ABC studios</a>. Under this arrangement, Pierce will direct and produce projects for network and cable, as well as pilots alongside other producers for ABC. This marks Pierce's debut directing TV pilots, as her only other TV directing credit is for a single episode of <em>The L Word</em>.</p>
<p><em><strong>6) </strong>Portlandia, </em>the sketch-like comedy series based in Portland, Oregon, will <a href="http://www.indiewire.com/article/television/portlandia-returns-for-a-fourth-season-in-february" target="_blank">return for its 10-episode fourth season</a> in early 2014. Co-creators Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein will be joined this season by guest stars like k.d. lang, Dan Savage and <em>Milk </em>director Gus Van Sant. Look for new episodes of <em>Portlandia </em>on IFC starting Thursday, February 27 at 10:00pm ET/PT.</p>
<p><em><strong>7)</strong></em> Fans of the popular web series <a href="http://husbandstheseries.com/" target="_blank"><em>Husbands</em></a><em>, </em>a comedy about a newlywed gay couple, are campaigning to get it picked up as a TV show. Created by Brad Bell and Jane Espenson, the critically acclaimed series currently lives on the digital network, CW Seed. <em>Time </em>magazine agrees <em>Husbands </em>is TV worthy, stating it "<a href="http://entertainment.time.com/2013/12/10/2013-tv-in-review-the-rise-of-craft-brewed-television/#ixzz2n8tpDiVZ" target="_blank">could genuinely hold their own with their TV-on-TV counterpart</a>." To contribute to the fan campaign, visit the website <a href="http://www.husbandstvnow.com/default.aspx" target="_blank">here</a>, and check out <em>Husbands </em>over at <a href="http://husbandstheseries.com/watch/" target="_blank">CW Seed</a>!</p>
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<p><em><strong>8)</strong></em> The USA network has set its midseason line-up, which includes <a href="http://www.deadline.com/2013/12/usa-sets-return-dates-for-suits-psych-white-collar-premiere-for-sirens/" target="_blank">the return of <em>Suits </em>and<em> White Collar</em></a><em>, </em>along with new comedy, <em>Sirens.</em> <em>Suits, </em>a lawyer drama in which Edward Darby (Conleth Hill) revealed last season he dated another man, will move to Thursdays, along with <em>White Collar</em> featuring out FBI agent, Diana Barrigan (Marsha Thomason). <em>White Collar </em>returns January 9, and <em>Suits </em>returns Thursday, March 6 at 9 PM, followed by <em>Sirens</em>, which will feature a gay EMT as a lead character.</p>
<p><iframe allowfullscreen="" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/AQYcrtxk19g" frameborder="0" height="360" width="640"></iframe></p>
<p><img class="media-image media-image-right" id="6" style="float: right;;;;" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/index_4.jpg?itok=SA7tfMDz" alt="" /><em><strong>10) </strong></em>The NBC comedy <em>Sean Saves the World, </em>which centers on out father Sean as he navigates parenting his 14-year-old daughter and managing his boss at work, is adding<a href="http://tvline.com/2013/12/11/guy-pearce-sean-saves-the-world-nbc-love-interest/" target="_blank"> a potential boyfriend for Sean</a>. The character is described as "a charming, thrill-seeking adventurer who Sean will do <em>almost</em> anything to impress," and will be played by Guy Pearce, who has been previously seen in <em>Iron Man 3</em> and <em>Priscilla Queen of the Desert</em>. Pearce's character is expected to appear in the fifteenth episode airing sometime in 2014. In addition, <a href="http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/12/12/portia-de-rossi-sean-saves-the-world/" target="_blank">Portia de Rossi will be guesting as Sean's "smart, high-powered ex-wife"</a> in three episodes in early spring.</p>
<p><em><strong>11)</strong></em> Writer-director Rainy Kerwin and producing partner Narmar Hanna need funding to finish their female-driven romantic comedy, <em>The Wedding Invitation. </em>The feature film tells the story of three women who "break all the rules in their attempt to get dates for the wedding of the year." In addition, <em>The Wedding Invitation</em>'s lead cast and crew will be all women, and 5% of the film's net profits will go to 10 women's charities to help empower the next generation of women in entertainment. To learn more about the project, visit <a href="http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-wedding-invitation-a-film-for-women-by-women" target="_blank"><em>The Wedding Invitation</em>'s Indiegogo page</a>, and check out their video below!</p>
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</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">December 13, 2013</span></div></div></div>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/issues/entertainment">Entertainment</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/issues/music">Music</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/issues/film">Film</a>, </li>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/game-thrones">Game of Thrones</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/masters-sex">Masters of Sex</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/orange-new-black">Orange is the New Black</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/scandal">Scandal</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/afi-awards">AFI Awards</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/antigone-rising">Antigone Rising</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/kimberly-pierce">Kimberly Pierce</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/portlandia">Portlandia</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/husbands">Husbands</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/suits">Suits</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/white-collar">White Collar</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/sirens">Sirens</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/sean-saves-world">Sean Saves the World</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/portia-de-rossi">Portia de Rossi</a></li>
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Fri, 13 Dec 2013 20:03:38 +0000reneefabian69291 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-wrap-portlandia-returns-antigone-risings-new-single-and-husbands-fan-campaign#commentsWriters Guild Awards nominees include Orange is the New Black, Modern Family and Husbands http://www.glaad.org/blog/writers-guild-awards-nominees-include-orange-new-black-modern-family-and-husbands
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span id="styles-2-0" class="styles file-styles 750px"> <img id="2" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/750px/public/oitnb.PNG?itok=Rgi1bkW1" alt="" title="" /></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The <a href="http://www.wga.org/wga-awards/nominees-winners.aspx" target="_blank">nominees were announced this morning for the 2014 Writers Guild Awards</a> and they include several LGBT-inclusive series. The 2014 Writers Guild Awards will be held Saturday, February 1 at the JW Marriott at L.A. Live.</p>
<p>Netflix's hit original series <em>Orange is the New Black</em> picked up nominations in the Comedy Series, New Series and Episodic Comedy categories. <em>House of Cards</em>, another Netflix original, also received multiple nominations including Drama Series, New Series and Episodic Drama. The CW Seed series <em>Husbands</em>, which got its start on YouTube before moving to the CW's digital network, is nominated in Short Form New Media Original.</p>
<p>Representing broadcast television, ABC's <em>Modern Family</em> scored three nominations in the Comedy Series and Episodic Comedy categories, while CBS' <em>The Good Wife</em> netted nominations in Drama Series and Episodic Drama. The soap <em>Days of Our Lives</em> took home a nomination in the Daytime Drama category. On the cable side, the Showtime series <em>Masters of Sex</em> is nominated for both New Series and Episodic Drama, and IFC's <em>Portlandia</em> was nominated for Comedy/Variety Series.</p>
<p>Congratulations to the nominees!</p>
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Thu, 05 Dec 2013 20:55:41 +0000megantownsend69235 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/writers-guild-awards-nominees-include-orange-new-black-modern-family-and-husbands#commentsThe CW and "Husbands" stars tweet support for LGBT youth on #SpiritDayhttp://www.glaad.org/blog/cw-and-husbands-stars-tweet-support-lgbt-youth-spiritday
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span id="styles-3-0" class="styles file-styles 750px"> <img id="3" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/750px/public/The-cw-tv-now.jpg?itok=TS0hpKvL" alt="" title="" /></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Stars from The CW's series including <em>The Carrie Diaries</em> and <em>America's Next Top Model</em> and the CW Seed show <em>Husbands</em> went purple this Spirit Day to show their support for LGBT youth and take a stand against bullying.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/avengers-director-joss-whedon-guest-stars-season-premiere-husbands-glaad-interviews-creators" target="_blank">Comedy show <em>Husbands</em></a> from creators Jane Espenson (<em>Once Upon a Time</em>, <em>Buffy the Vampire Slayer</em>) and Brad Bell, which <a href="http://www.youtube.com/CWSeed" target="_blank">returned with new episodes yesterday</a>, is set in a world where full marriage equality has been achieved and follows an actor (Bell) and his baseball star husband (played by Sean Hemeon) as they learn to navigate newly-married life after a drunken Vegas wedding. The entire team went purple for Spirit Day and even posted their own video. Check it out below.</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Deciding what to wear this morning? Whatever it is, make sure it's purple: <a href="http://t.co/JQZaSS4Gk9">http://t.co/JQZaSS4Gk9</a></p>
<p>— Cheeks (@GoCheeksGo) <a href="https://twitter.com/GoCheeksGo/statuses/390850344399294464">October 17, 2013</a></p></blockquote>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>I am taking a purple stand against bullying for <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23SpiritDay&amp;src=hash">#SpiritDay</a>! <a href="http://t.co/nZDkkTYCR4">http://t.co/nZDkkTYCR4</a> <a href="http://t.co/iwSROnRTI4">pic.twitter.com/iwSROnRTI4</a></p>
<p>— Jane Espenson (@JaneEspenson) <a href="https://twitter.com/JaneEspenson/statuses/390514148183785472">October 16, 2013</a></p></blockquote>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/glaad">@glaad</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/TeamHusbands">@TeamHusbands</a> Proud to be a part of <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23SpiritDay&amp;src=hash">#SpiritDay</a> :) <a href="http://t.co/2hv7T0Yy3v">pic.twitter.com/2hv7T0Yy3v</a></p>
<p>— Sean Hemeon (@SeanHemeon) <a href="https://twitter.com/SeanHemeon/statuses/390872598877585408">October 17, 2013</a></p></blockquote>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Stand against bullying! Wear purple and make your profile pic purple for <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23SpiritDay&amp;src=hash">#SpiritDay</a> 10/17 at <a href="http://t.co/T5IOXGQqYK">http://t.co/T5IOXGQqYK</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23LGBT&amp;src=hash">#LGBT</a></p>
<p>— Alessandra Torresani (@BambolaBambina) <a href="https://twitter.com/BambolaBambina/statuses/390688987880620032">October 17, 2013</a></p></blockquote>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>The team at Husbands whole-heartedly supports <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23LGBT&amp;src=hash">#LGBT</a> youth and <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23SpiritDay&amp;src=hash">#SpiritDay</a> <a href="http://t.co/jG5paxigmI">http://t.co/jG5paxigmI</a> -- <a href="https://twitter.com/TeamHusbands">@TeamHusbands</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/GoCheeksGo">@GoCheeksGo</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/SeanHemeon">@SeanHemeon</a></p>
<p>— Jane Espenson (@JaneEspenson) <a href="https://twitter.com/JaneEspenson/statuses/390611277325664256">October 16, 2013</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Stars from <em>The Carrie Diaries</em> and <em>America's Next Top Model</em> tweeted their support and past <em>Top Model</em> contestant AzMarie Livingston teamed up with GLAAD to host a Spirit Day Soiree in Beverly Hills.</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23SpiritDay&amp;src=hash">#SpiritDay</a></p>
<p>— Isis King (@MsIsisKing) <a href="https://twitter.com/MsIsisKing/statuses/390935990111846400">October 17, 2013</a></p></blockquote>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Purple is where its at today. go purp if youre against bullying of LGBT youth <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23SpiritDay&amp;src=hash">#SpiritDay</a> <a href="http://t.co/OuQsC2clNy">http://t.co/OuQsC2clNy</a> <a href="http://t.co/fmnSvEIMUX">pic.twitter.com/fmnSvEIMUX</a></p>
<p>— Brendan Dooling (@buhdools) <a href="https://twitter.com/buhdools/statuses/390900822068183041">October 17, 2013</a></p></blockquote>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>I'm going purple for <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23SpiritDay&amp;src=hash">#SpiritDay</a> today to stand up against bullying and to support LGBT youth… <a href="http://t.co/HB38nx7IyZ">http://t.co/HB38nx7IyZ</a></p>
<p>— Lindsey Gort (@LindseyGort) <a href="https://twitter.com/LindseyGort/statuses/390947508220084224">October 17, 2013</a></p></blockquote>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Go purple on your avatar for <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23SpiritDay&amp;src=hash">#SpiritDay</a> tomorrow OCT 17th in support of GLAADs anti-bullying campaign! <a href="http://t.co/Rex9w52dZk">http://t.co/Rex9w52dZk</a></p>
<p>— AzMarie (@iamaziam) <a href="https://twitter.com/iamaziam/statuses/390564265821605888">October 16, 2013</a></p></blockquote>
<p>On October 17, 2013, celebrities including <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/oprah-winfrey-goes-purple-spiritday">Oprah</a> Winfrey, <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/cast-cbs-two-and-half-men-don-purple-berets-spiritday">Ashton Kutcher</a>, <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/guess-what-hot-tv-stars-are-going-purple-spiritday">Betty White</a>, <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/demi-lovato-returns-her-purple-roots-spiritday">Demi Lovato</a>, Jimmy Kimmel, <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/nick-cannons-got-spirit-pledges-go-purple-spiritday">Nick Cannon</a>, <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/celebs-showing-support-lgbt-youth-spiritday">Kristen Bell</a>, <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/macklemore-ryan-lewis-give-bullying-bad-rap-2013-spiritday-ambassadors">Macklemore</a>, <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/celebs-showing-support-lgbt-youth-spiritday">Melissa Etheridge</a>, WWE Superstar <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/video-wwe-superstar-darren-young-takes-stand-against-bullying-spiritday">Darren Young</a> and more went purple for the fourth annual Spirit Day. Eric McCormack &amp; Debra Messing also <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/will-grace-reunite-and-celebrate-spiritday-today">wore purple ribbons during a Will &amp; Grace reunion</a> – as did <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/tlc-talent-spiritday-purple-support-lgbt-youth">TLC's Stacy London</a> - on TODAY. <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/daytime-talk-shows-spill-their-support-spiritday">Hosts of shows</a> including Access Hollywood, <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/elvis-duran-and-morning-show-brings-spiritday-music-lovers-across-country">Elvis Duran and the Morning Show</a>, Extra, Good Morning America and the Wendy Williams Show also wore purple and spoke about Spirit Day on-air. <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/white-house-takes-stand-against-bullying-spiritday">The White House</a> sent out messages of support on Twitter and tumblr. Sports leagues including <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/major-league-baseball-joins-nationwide-support-spiritday-lgbt-youth">Major League Baseball</a>, <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/mlb-mls-nba-nfl-nhl-ufc-wnba-wwe-and-athletes-score-big-spiritday">Major League Soccer</a>, the <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/mlb-mls-nba-nfl-nhl-ufc-wnba-wwe-and-athletes-score-big-spiritday">NBA</a>, the <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/mlb-mls-nba-nfl-nhl-ufc-wnba-wwe-and-athletes-score-big-spiritday">NFL</a>, the <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/spiritday-on-ice-nhl-goes-purple-against-bullying">NHL</a> and the <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/mlb-mls-nba-nfl-nhl-ufc-wnba-wwe-and-athletes-score-big-spiritday">WNBA</a> participated on social media. And companies like <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/video-american-eagle-landmark-spirit-acceptance">American Eagle Outfitters</a>, <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/comcast-and-nbcuniversal-going-purple-spiritday-oct-17">NBCUniversal</a>, <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/daytime-talk-shows-spill-their-support-spiritday">MTV</a>, The <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/coca-cola-company-supports-lgbt-youth-spiritday-1017">Coca-Cola</a> Company and <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/johnson-johnson-supports-lgbt-youth-spiritday-0">Johnson &amp; Johnson</a> took a stand, along with hundreds of <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/landmarks-around-country-are-going-purple-spiritday">landmarks</a>, <a href="http://www.glaad.org/spiritday/schools">schools</a>, <a href="http://www.glaad.org/spiritday/faith">faith groups</a>, <a href="http://www.glaad.org/spiritday/media">media outlets</a>, <a href="http://www.glaad.org/spiritday/corporate">companies</a>, and <a href="http://www.glaad.org/spiritday/organizations">organizations</a>. Facebook and Twitter users turned their profile photos purple and posted photos of classmates and coworkers wearing purple, and their messages of support for LGBT youth made <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23SpiritDay">#SpiritDay</a> trend on Twitter.</p>
<p>Founded in 2010, Spirit Day is an international, united stand against bullying and show of support for LGBT teens and young adults everywhere. As we look back on Spirit Day 2013, please continue to spread the message and take action against bullying:</p>
<ul><li>Take a look at <a href="http://glaad.org/spiritday">photos of who went purple</a> to support LGBT youth</li>
<li><a href="http://www.glaad.org/spiritday">Upload your own photos</a> of you wearing purple to our website.</li>
<li>Add your photos to <a href="http://facebook.com/glaad">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/glaad">Twitter</a>, <a href="http://instagram.com/glaad">Instagram</a> and <a href="http://glaad.tumblr.com/">Tumblr</a> using hashtag <strong>#SpiritDay</strong></li>
<li><a href="http://www.glaad.org/spiritday/action">Taking action</a> to stand against bullying year round</li>
</ul><p>Thanks for helping make Spirit Day 2013 a success!</p>
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</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">October 18, 2013</span></div></div></div>
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Fri, 18 Oct 2013 19:24:22 +0000megantownsend68659 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/cw-and-husbands-stars-tweet-support-lgbt-youth-spiritday#commentsThe GLAAD Wrap: Breaking The Girls Opens; Future of Glee Revealed; Beth Ditto Wedshttp://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-wrap-breaking-girls-opens-future-glee-revealed-beth-ditto-weds
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span id="styles-4-0" class="styles file-styles 750px"> <img id="4" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/750px/public/130405101958582114.png?itok=jyATOiXM" alt="" title="" /></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Every week, The GLAAD Wrap brings you LGBT-related entertainment news highlights, fresh stuff to watch out for, and fun diversions to help you kick off the weekend.</p>
<p><strong>1) </strong>From IFC Films and director Jamie Babbit, best known for <em>But I'm a Cheerleader</em>, comes <a href="http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=106379" target="_blank"><em>Breaking The Girls,</em> a riveting story about two girls who meet at a bar and commit to murdering </a>each other's respective enemy. As their intentions to kill become more and more real, Sara (Agnes Bruckner) and Alex (Madeline Zima) become entangled in danger—and each other. The film, written by Guinevere Turner and Mark Distefano, opens in select theaters on July 26. Check out the trailer below.</p>
<p><span class="file"><img class="file-icon" alt="" title="video/youtube" src="/modules/file/icons/video-x-generic.png" /> <a href="/" type="video/youtube; length=0">l4yEqsVTNAU</a></span></p>
<p><img class="media-image" id="2" style="width: 185px; height: 185px; margin: 3px; float: right;" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/CharlieBin2ndseason8ep.jpg?itok=4OeyPquH" alt="" /><strong>2) </strong><em>Supernatural</em> fans, rejoice! <a href="http://www.tvguide.com/News/Supernatural-Felicia-Day-Returning-Sheriff-Mills-1068126.aspx?rss=breakingnews" target="_blank">TV Guide has announced that Felicia Day will be returning as out lesbian hacker Charlie Bradbury in the fourth episode of <em>Supernatural</em>'s 9<sup>th</sup> season.</a> "I'm thrilled to be back," Day said. "I think it's always amazing when you have a gift of a character that you want to play all the time." Tune into CW for the new season premiere of <em>Supernatural </em>on Tuesday, October 15 at 9/8c.</p>
<p><img class="media-image" id="2" style="width: 180px; height: 136px; margin: 3px; float: left;" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/551718_10150695197323840_526194815_n_0.jpg?itok=Ggc5d7TJ" alt="" /><strong>3) </strong>In the wake of <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-saddened-passing-actor-and-lgbt-ally-cory-monteith" target="_blank">Cory Monteith's passing</a>, <em>Glee </em>creator Ryan Murphy has shared news of <a href="http://www.eonline.com/news/440970/ryan-murphy-explains-how-glee-will-return-without-cory-monteith-lea-michele-is-the-strongest-26-year-old-i-know" target="_blank">where <em>Glee </em>is headed with the premiere of its fifth season which has been pushed to September 26.</a> According to Murphy, the first two episodes will be Beatles' tributes that have been in the works for years, and episode three will act as a memorial, not only for Cory but for his character Finn as well. After that episode, <em>Glee </em>will take an indefinite hiatus to decide how to best continue the series.</p>
<p><strong>4) </strong><em>Husbands</em> is coming to CW Seed this August with guest stars like Seth Green and Michael Hogan. <a href="http://geek-news.mtv.com/2013/07/19/sdcc-2013-husbands-first-look/" target="_blank">MTV Geek has new promotional photos from season three</a>, when the boys learn more about each other and themselves. Watch the trailer below.</p>
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<p><img class="media-image" height="200" id="2" style="width: 301px; height: 200px; margin: 3px; float: right;;;;" width="301" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/Beth-Ditto-Married-2085518_1.jpg?itok=WroNs9J3" alt="" /><strong>5) </strong><a href="http://dlisted.com/2013/07/24/beth-ditto-got-married/" target="_blank">Beth Ditto, frontwoman of indie rock band The Gossip, is a newlywed</a>! Best friends since the age of 18, the singer tied the knot with her girlfriend, Kristen Ogata, in Maui, Hawaii, and has shared photos from the ceremony on The Gossip's Facebook page. Congrats, Beth!</p>
<p><strong>6) </strong>American masculinity is explored in <em>Miss Representation</em> director <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jensiebelnewsom/the-mask-you-live-in" target="_blank">Jennifer Siebel Newsom's new film <em>The Mask You Live In</em></a><em>. </em>The film addresses "The Boy Crisis," a growing problem that discourages boys from showing emotions at a young age and instead puts insurmountable pressure on them to constantly prove their masculinity. Men of all ages are interviewed, describing the anxiety, anger and pain they feel having to suppress their feelings to make themselves fit in. To read more about the film, <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jensiebelnewsom/the-mask-you-live-in" target="_blank">check out its Kickstarter page</a> and watch the trailer below.</p>
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Thu, 25 Jul 2013 22:28:26 +0000nataliemeier67204 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-wrap-breaking-girls-opens-future-glee-revealed-beth-ditto-weds#commentsThe GLAAD Wrap: Wachowski's produce first TV show, Pretty Little Liars gets a renewal and a spinoffhttp://www.glaad.org/node/64098
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span id="styles-5-0" class="styles file-styles 750px"> <img id="5" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/750px/public/ArG3ncgCIAA1vgm%20%281%29.jpg?itok=4VlBsUyU" alt="" title="" /></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Every week, The GLAAD Wrap brings you LGBT-related entertainment news highlights, fresh stuff to watch out for, and fun diversions to help you kick off the weekend.</p>
<p><img class="media-image" height="157" id="6" style="width: 220px; height: 157px; margin: 3px; float: right;;;;" width="220" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/Mcfieldskiss.jpg?itok=dWV-cGUB" alt="" /><strong>1) </strong>ABC Family's much buzzed-about show, <em>Pretty Little Liars</em>, is getting a spinoff, <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/pretty-little-liars-spinoff-series-431062">the network announced on Tuesday</a>. Also announced was an early season five renewal for the show, which just began production on the fourth season. <em>Ravenswood</em>, from out <em>Liars </em>executive producer Marlene King, tells the story of five strangers, living in a town not far from the <em>Liars</em>' Rosewood, who are connected by an ancient curse. The spinoff is set to premiere in October after a special Halloween-themed episode of <em>Pretty Little Liars</em>. <em>Pretty Little Liars </em>has received two GLAAD Media Award nominations in the Outstanding Drama Series category.</p>
<p><img class="media-image" height="146" id="6" style="width: 200px; height: 133px; margin: 3px; float: right;;;;" width="220" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/Netflix-Wachowskis-Se_Darg-630x418.jpg?itok=gEu-FYWu" alt="" /><strong>2)</strong> Andy and Lana Wachowski, the masterminds behind <em>The Matrix</em> and the GLAAD Media Award-nominated film <em>Cloud Atlas</em>, have teamed up with <em>Babylon 5</em> creator J. Michael Straczynski <a href="http://www.vulture.com/2013/03/wachowskis-are-making-a-show-for-netflix.html?mid=imdb">to produce their first television show</a>. The sci-fi thriller, titled <em>Sense8, </em>is set to premiere on Netflix in late 2014 and will consist of 10 episodes. Netflix <a href="http://www.eonline.com/news/402310/wachowski-sibings-headed-to-netflix-with-sci-fi-series-sense8">describes</a> the show as "a gripping global tale of minds linked and souls hunted."</p>
<p><img class="media-image" height="106" id="6" style="width: 180px; height: 87px; margin: 3px; float: left;;;;" width="220" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/goodwife.png?itok=4XQvQzZH" alt="" /><strong>3)</strong> <a href="http://www.deadline.com/2013/03/cbs-renews-elementary-the-good-wife-person-of-interest-ncis-la-mentalist-2-broke-girls-mike-molly-blue-bloods/">CBS has renewed its critically acclaimed, LGBT-inclusive law drama <em>The Good Wife</em></a><em> </em>for a fifth season. The series features Archie Panjabi as bisexual private investigator Kalinda Sharma, and recurring characters Lana Delaney (Jill Flint), a lesbian FBI agent who has a history with Kalinda, and main character Alicia's out younger brother Owen Cavanaugh (Dallas Roberts).</p>
<p><strong>4) </strong>Jesse Tyler Ferguson, best known as Mitchell Pritchett on ABC's <em>Modern Family</em>, has <a href="http://tvline.com/2013/03/22/hot-in-cleveland-casts-jesse-tyler-ferguson-mary-tyler-moore/">been tapped to guest star in a special</a> <em>Mary Tyler Moore Show</em> reunion episode of <em>Hot in Cleveland</em>. Ferguson will play "a world-renowned, avant-garde director with whom Victoria (Wendie Malick) would kill to work," but she doesn't count on him being interested in wanting to film a different <em>Cleveland </em>character. His episode is set to air sometime in August. At the 23<sup>rd</sup> Annual GLAAD Media Awards the <em>Hot in Cleveland</em> cast accepted the award for Outstanding Individual Episode, and later <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/video-hot-cleveland-presents-jesse-tyler-ferguson-outstanding-comedy-series-glaadawards">Betty White and her cast presented Ferguson</a> with the award for Outstanding Comedy Series for <em>Modern Family</em>. Watch the video below.</p>
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<p><strong>5) </strong>HBO's Liberace biopic <em>Behind the Candelabra</em>, starring Michael Douglas and Matt Damon, has <a href="http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/03/28/behind-the-candelabra-trailer/" target="_blank">released it's first trailer</a>. The film will premiere on HBO on Sunday, May 26 at 9:00pm. The stars appear in their <em>Behind the Candelabra</em> costumes <a href="http://popwatch.ew.com/2013/03/06/this-weeks-cover-matt-damon-michael-douglas-liberace/" target="_blank">on the cover of last month's <em>Entertainment Weekly</em></a> and gave an exclusive first look at the film's sets, costumes and cast. <a href="http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/03/28/behind-the-candelabra-trailer/" target="_blank">Watch the trailer here.</a></p>
<p><strong>6) </strong><a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/avengers-director-joss-whedon-guest-stars-season-premiere-husbands-glaad-interviews-creators" target="_blank">Wildly popular YouTube web series <em>Husbands</em></a> has been <a href="http://variety.com/2013/digital/news/cw-offers-husbands-more-web-fare-from-digital-studio-1200329289/" target="_blank">acquired by CW Digital Studio</a>, the broadcast network's recently launched in-house digital content platform. The series, set in a world in which full marriage equality for same-sex couples has been achieved, follows an actor and his baseball-star husband as they learn to navigate newly-married life following a drunken Vegas wedding. <em>Husbands</em> creators Jane Espenson and Brad Bell are <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-wrap-108-opens-nyc-mtv-gets-real-again-and-stephen-fry-goes-clyde" target="_blank">currently on tour to promote the hardcover digital comic collection</a> based on the web series. Watch the <em>Husbands</em> trailer below.
</p><p><span class="file"><img class="file-icon" alt="" title="video/youtube" src="/modules/file/icons/video-x-generic.png" /> <a href="/" type="video/youtube; length=0">wBoAv_h5Y-U</a></span></p>
<p><img class="media-image" id="6" style="width: 170px; height: 170px; margin: 3px; float: right;" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2844946_300_0.jpg?itok=yxpBVEl-" alt="" /><strong>7) </strong>ELIXHER, an "award-winning online destination for black lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer women" is <a href="http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/support-queer-women-of-color-media-support-elixher-magazine--5">launching new digital magazine, ELIXHER Magazine, and is looking for funding help</a>. The site has been a hub for black LGBT women since 2011 and hopes to raise enough to cover the cost of increased website traffic, digital magazine overhead, legal and promotional fees. Learn more at the <a href="http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/support-queer-women-of-color-media-support-elixher-magazine--5">ELIXHER Magazine indiegogo page</a>.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">March 29, 2013</span></div></div></div>
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Thu, 28 Mar 2013 22:06:32 +0000joshgalassi64098 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/node/64098#commentsThe GLAAD Wrap: 108 Opens in NYC, MTV Gets 'Real' Again, and Stephen Fry Goes 'Clyde'http://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-wrap-108-opens-nyc-mtv-gets-real-again-and-stephen-fry-goes-clyde
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span id="styles-6-0" class="styles file-styles 750px"> <img id="6" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/750px/public/22099.jpg?itok=J9nA3lGl" alt="" title="" /></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Each week The GLAAD Wrap brings you LGBT-related entertainment news highlights, fresh stuff to watch out for, and fun diversions to help you kick off the weekend.</p>
<p>1) The documentary <em><a href="http://www.cuchillodepalo.net/">108 (Cuchillo de Palo)</a></em> opens in New York this Friday. The film follows Renata Costa as she tries to learn more about her uncle Rodolfo Costa who passed when she was a child in Paraguay. Through interviews and found documents, she comes to find that Rodolfo had been living under a secret identity after being included in one of the "108 lists of homosexuals" released under the dictatorship of Alfredo Stroessner between 1954 and 1989. Watch the trailer below.<span class="file"><img class="file-icon" alt="" title="video/youtube" src="/modules/file/icons/video-x-generic.png" /> <a href="/" type="video/youtube; length=0">AVQyiGCu9ZU</a></span></p>
<p>2) <a href="http://www.facebook.com/HunkyDoryMovie"><em>Hunky Dory</em></a>, the new 1970s British musical from the producer of <em>Billy Elliot</em>, opens in limited release this Friday. Viv (Minnie Driver) is a high school drama teacher determined to get her students engaged with the arts by hosting the best year-end show ever: Shakespeare's <em>The Tempest</em> mashed up with glam rock and pop. Evan (Tom Harries) is a gay student who struggles with coming out to his drama class friends. Watch the trailer below.<span class="file"><img class="file-icon" alt="" title="video/youtube" src="/modules/file/icons/video-x-generic.png" /> <a href="/" type="video/youtube; length=0">rCNU_06Qtn4</a></span></p>
<p>3) Also opening this Friday in limited release is the comedy <a href="http://www.starbuck-lefilm.com/accueil"><em>Starbuck</em></a>. The film follows a man named David Wozniak who learns that he is the biological father of 533 children; 142 of those are trying to compel the clinic to reveal the identity of the donor who was code named Starbuck. David begins researching the profiles of the children he fathered and decides to meet them without disclosing who he is, including one gay son and his boyfriend. Watch the trailer below.<span class="file"><img class="file-icon" alt="" title="video/youtube" src="/modules/file/icons/video-x-generic.png" /> <a href="/" type="video/youtube; length=0">_8XKccuB_ao</a></span></p>
<p><img class="media-image" id="6" style="margin: 3px; float: right;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/Husbands2.jpg?itok=K0OCDjc7" alt="" />4) A hardcover collection of the <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/husbands-digital-comic-spinoff-releases-first-installment-drawn">Dark Horse digital comic Husbands</a>, based on the popular web series of the same name, will be released this Friday, March 22. To celebrate the occasion, <em>H</em><em>usbands</em> creators Brad Bell and Jane Espenson <a href="http://www.afterelton.com/2013/03/husbands-comic-book-jane-espenson-brad-bell">will embark on a tour</a> in conjunction with the book's publication. The tour will include special Q&amp;As and signing opportunities. Tour dates and ticket information are available <a href="http://www.afterelton.com/2013/03/husbands-comic-book-jane-espenson-brad-bell">here</a>. The <em>Husbands</em> comics tell the story of newlyweds Brady and Cheeks as they venture through time and space.</p>
<p><img class="media-image" id="6" style="margin: 3px; float: right;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/Pedro-Zamora-3.jpg?itok=uY85_5i2" alt="" />5) This weekend, MTV will host a <a href="http://www.queerty.com/mtv-to-marathon-vintage-seasons-of-the-real-world-20130320/">marathon featuring three old seasons of its hit show, <em>The Real World</em></a><em>. </em>On Sunday, the network will re-air episodes of <em>The Real World: San Francisco.</em> This particular season was notable for the inclusion of Pedro Zamora, a young Cuban American, who told his story of being affected by HIV/AIDS and who was a strong advocate for HIV prevention. Zamora died shortly after the season finale aired.</p>
<p><img class="media-image" id="2" style="float: right; margin: 3px;;;;;;;;;;" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/fry__130316010813.png?itok=4916DMlk" alt="" />6) Out actor <a href="http://www.deadline.com/2013/03/stephen-fry-to-co-star-in-greg-garcias-cbs-comedy-pilot-super-clyde/">Stephen Fry has landed his first U.S. pilot</a> on CBS' comedy, <em>Super Clyde</em>. The show tells the story of a fast food worker (<em>Harry Potter</em>'s Rupert Grint) who decides to quit his job and become a superhero. Fry will star as Randolph, the sidekick and butler to Grint's character.</p>
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<p><img class="media-image" height="158" id="2" style="float: right; margin: 3px;;;;;;;" width="281" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/yves_saint_laurent_biopic__0.jpg?itok=IZn6T76V" alt="" />7) The Weinstein Co. has <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/weinstein-nabs-us-rights-yves-429871">acquired the U.S. rights</a> to Jalil Lespert's biopic of gay fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent. Laurent, named one of the "greatest fashion designers in the world," is most notably known for introducing the tuxedo suit for women. Actor Pierre Niney stars as Laurent in the film, with Guillaume Gallienne portraying his longtime business and life partner. A release date has not been set.</p>
<p><img class="media-image" id="2" style="margin: 3px; float: right;;;;;;;;;;" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/rock__130318213322.jpg?itok=XkO_3fsu" alt="" />8) Maven Pictures <a href="http://www.deadline.com/2013/03/maven-pictures-plots-pic-about-the-making-of-rock-hudson/">has acquired the rights to Tyler Ruggeri's <em>The Making of Rock Hudson</em></a>, a script based on the life of Rock Hudson and his rise to fame. The script is told from the point of view of Hudson's agent, Henry Wilson, and chronicles Hudson's struggles with being a closeted gay actor in Hollywood, and ultimately, the actor's battle with HIV/AIDS.</p>
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<p><img class="media-image" height="181" id="2" style="float: right; margin: 3px;;;;;;;" width="204" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/elton__130318215504_0.jpg?itok=-D4SHBMC" alt="" />9) Famed commercial director <a href="http://www.deadline.com/2013/03/commercials-director-michael-gracey-to-helm-musical-bio-film-on-elton-john/">Michael Gracey has been tapped to direct <em>Rocketman</em></a>, a biographical musical based on the life of Sir Elton John. "Everyone knows and loves Elton John’s music, but the true story of his life is so incredible that it can only be described as a fantasy,” Gracey said. “His journey from impossible dreamer to stardom and uncontrollable excess is something only a musical film can capture, and I’m so excited to be the one to tell his story.”</p>
<p>10) Screening dates for <em>Friends of Essex</em>, a new documentary by Amir Dixon, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/15/friends-of-essex-document_n_2883651.html?utm_hp_ref=gay-voices">were recently released</a>. The film explores the lives of black gay men, and grapples with issues such as masculinity, identity and race. Dixon made the film in the hopes of helping others. He hopes to screen <em>Friends of Essex</em> in Uganda in April, where legislation for the country's "Kill the Gays" bill is currently pending. Watch the trailer below.</p>
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<p>11) A new documentary film project about the award-winning True Colors: OUT Youth Theater troupe is seeking funding help. True Colors was formed in 1994 and is made up of LGBTQ youth and allies who are committed to sharing stories written and performed by LGBTQ youth. The group tours to schools in and around Boston. This film will allow their stories to be heard by a wider audience. Learn more at the project's <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ellenbrodsky/out-youth-theater-film-project" target="_blank">Kickstarter page</a> and watch the trailer below.</p>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/making-rock-hudson">The Making of Rock Hudson</a>, </li>
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Thu, 21 Mar 2013 23:26:45 +0000joshgalassi63958 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-wrap-108-opens-nyc-mtv-gets-real-again-and-stephen-fry-goes-clyde#comments15 Successful LGBT-Inclusive Crowd Sourced Creative Campaigns of 2012http://www.glaad.org/blog/15-successful-lgbt-inclusive-crowd-sourced-creative-campaigns-2012
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span id="styles-7-0" class="styles file-styles 750px"> <img id="7" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/750px/public/DTLAFinal7.12.jpg?itok=g2w4Y7O7" alt="" title="" /></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Fundraising will always be a challenge for independent creators, but the launch of crowd sourced funding websites such as Kickstarter and Indiegogo gave everyone from filmmakers to inventors a powerful new set of tools to harness resources through social media. This has given projects that might have been overlooked in traditional channel a renewed chance for success, and has been particularly useful for many LGBT creators hoping to share their stories through independent media. Below (in order of medium) is a list of 15 LGBT-inclusive fan-funded success stories from 2012 to check out now or look forward to.</p>
<p><img class="media-image" height="164" id="6" style="width: 170px; height: 127px; margin: 3px; float: right;;" width="220" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/Shane%20%26%20Tom_0.jpg?itok=x9YQdVia" alt="" /><em><a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/creator-heartbreaking-viral-video-close-funding-film" target="_blank">BRIDEGROOM: An American Love Story</a></em> is a documentary about tragedy befalling a gay couple and the discrimination that resulted from lack of marriage protections. On the one-year anniversary of his partner Tom Bridegroom’s death, <a href="http://www.glaad.org/tags/shane-bitney-crone" target="_blank">Shane Bitney Crone</a> posted a YouTube video titled “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR9gyloyOjM&amp;feature=youtu.be" target="_blank">It Could Happen to You</a>” about their relationship and the aftermath of Tom’s death that has since received over 3 million views and launched #EqualLoveEqualRights which has passed 50,000 Facebook likes. <em>BRIDEGROOM</em>, directed and produced by Linda Bloodworth-Thomason (<em>Designing Women</em>), blew through its funding goal to become one of the highest funded films in Kickstarter history. Watch the trailer below. </p>
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</p><p><img class="media-image" height="220" id="6" style="width: 109px; height: 150px; margin: 3px; float: right;;" width="160" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/Outfest%20Legacy%20Awards%20-%20Different%20From%20the%20Others_0.png?itok=BW1YPBKW" alt="" /><em><a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/outfests-8th-annual-legacy-awards-honor-zadan-and-meron-screen-historic-film" target="_blank">Different From the Others</a></em>, directed by Richard Oswald and co-written by famed psychologist Magnus Hirschfeld, is believed to be the only remaining film of a group of gay-friendly movies made during Germany’s Weimar Era that escaped systematic destruction by the Nazis. The film’s restoration was financed through crowd sourcing and a preview of the finished product was shown this October at Outfest’s Legacy Awards, the first time in nearly 100 years that it had been screened for an audience. Check out Michael Reisz from Outfest talking about the importance of preserving this film below.</p>
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</p><p>Guinevere Turner has adapted Carol Lynn Pearson’s stage play <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1742408579/facing-east" target="_blank"><em>Facing East</em></a> into a full length feature film about a Mormon family who begin to reevaluate their lives and beliefs after their gay son dies by suicide. The play <em>Facing East </em>premiered in Salt Lake City in 2007 and followed their premiere with runs Off Broadway and in San Francisco. The film will begin shooting in late 2013. Turner, Pearson and director Will Swenson talk about the play, film and the importance of acceptance of LGBT individuals in religious communities below. </p>
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</p><p><a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cherylfurjanic/greg-louganis-documentary-back-on-board" target="_blank"><em>Back on Board Greg Louganis</em></a> is a new documentary film about Olympic gold medal winner Greg Louganis and his journey from child prodigy to Olympic diving champion and from pioneering gay, HIV-positive athlete to overlooked sports icon. Watch the <em>Back on Board</em> trailer below.</p>
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</p><p><img class="media-image" height="124" id="6" style="width: 160px; height: 90px; margin: 3px; float: right;;" width="220" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/helloforever.jpg?itok=d9rdrZ2a" alt="" />Model Isis King makes her acting debut in <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/you-did-it-isis-king-film-hello-forever-reaches-goal-kickstarter" target="_blank"><em>Hello Forever</em></a>, a film about four Filipina women affected by human trafficking and sexual exploitation as they try to overcome obstacles and find a way out of poverty. Isis, the first transgender woman to appear on <em>America’s Next Top Model</em>, will play a transgender woman named Rommy, who is one of the four principal characters.</p>
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</p><p><img class="media-image" height="164" id="6" style="width: 150px; height: 112px; margin: 3px; float: right;;" width="220" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/limitedpartnership.jpg?itok=gIqyG6PB" alt="" /><em><a href="http://www.limitedpartnershipmovie.com/" target="_blank">Limited Partnership</a></em> is the true story of Richard Adams and Tony Sullivan. The couple was one of six gay couples to be legally married in Boulder, Colorado in 1975 and they filed the first federal lawsuit seeking equal recognition for same-sex marriages after Sullivan (an Australian citizen) was denied an application for resident status based on marriage. Unfortunately, Richard Adams passed away this Monday, December 20 at the age of 65. Lavi Soloway, an immigration lawyer who worked with the couple, <a href="http://www.towleroad.com/2012/12/rip-marriage-equality-pioneer-richard-adams-video.html" target="_blank">said of Adams</a>, "Richard never gave up on the belief that justice would prevail, and he never waited for others to do the job. He is one of the heroes on whose shoulders we all stand as we carry on the fight for full equality." Watch the trailer of <em>Limited Partnership</em> below.</p>
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</p><p>Milestone successfully achieved funding to assist with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts &amp; Sciences restoration of lost film <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/870959691/portrait-of-jason-film-restoration" target="_blank"><em>Portrait of Jason</em></a>. Shirley Clarke’s groundbreaking documentary about a black gay hustler was one of the first no-holds-barred LGBT films in existence and will be preserved in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts &amp; Sciences Film Archive in Los Angeles following its restoration 45 years in the making. Check out the trailer below.</p>
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</p><p>Alan White’s <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/962524884/westerly-a-man-a-woman-an-enigma" target="_blank">Westerly: A Man, A Woman, An Enigma</a> is a feature-length documentary about the life of 62-year-old Westerly Windina. Westerly, once known by the name Peter Drouyn, is a legendary surfer who introduced the sport to China and shaped modern surf competitions. It wasn’t until her 50s that a near death experience prompted Westerly to finally come out as transgender. Watch the trailer below.</p>
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</p><p>Scripted gay drama <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/new-lgbt-themed-drama-dtla-premiering-logo-next-month" target="_blank"><em>DTLA</em></a> follows a group of friends trying to navigate love and find success in downtown Los Angeles. The series got its start with crowd sourced funding before premieres on Logo and Out TV Canada, making it the first Kickstarter-funded TV series that has acquired both domestic and foreign distribution. Watch the series trailer below. </p>
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</p><p>Hit web series <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/avengers-director-joss-whedon-guest-stars-season-premiere-husbands-glaad-interviews-creators" target="_blank"><em>Husbands</em></a> from Jane Espenson and Brad Bell filmed and aired its second season thanks to funding provided by series’ fans. <em>Husbands</em> is set in a world where full marriage equality has been achieved and follows an actor and his baseball-star husband as they navigate married life following a drunken Vegas wedding. The franchise also recently saw the <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/husbands-digital-comic-spinoff-releases-first-installment-drawn" target="_blank">release of the first issue</a> of the series’ spin off comic. Check out the first episode of <em>Husbands</em> below.</p>
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</p><p><img class="media-image" height="129" id="6" style="width: 150px; height: 88px; margin: 3px; float: right;;" width="220" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/outs1.jpg?itok=MVbBgLSp" alt="" /><em><a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/236250953/the-outs-part-2" target="_blank">The Outs</a></em>, a comedy web series about gay life and love in New York City, just finished airing its highly popular (and addictive) first season, which they partially financed through two Kickstarter campaigns. New episodes, including a holiday special, are set to debut in early 2013. Check out all current episodes at <a href="http://www.theouts.tv/" target="_blank">the series website</a>.</p>
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</p><p>Photographer Jeff Sheng’s <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/video-london-olympics-showcases-photos-gay-and-lesbian-athletes" target="_blank"><em>Fearless Project</em></a> was exhibited in Pride House 2012 at the London Olympics. Since 2003, Sheng has photographed over 150 LGBT-identified high school and collegiate athletes in the U.S. and Canada. Nike recently donated shirts with the slogan “Fearless,” proceeds from which helped raise funds for the <em>Fearless Project</em> photography book. Creator Jeff Sheng talks about the importance of this project below. </p>
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</p><p>iO Tillet Wright’s Human Rights Campaign-supported <a href="http://vimeo.com/25573237" target="_blank"><em>Self Evident Truths</em></a> project is trying to make a photographic record of LGBTQ America. They’ve traveled to several cities in the U.S. to take photos of LGBTQ individuals and hope to create <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/selfevidentproject/whats-your-story-self-evident-truths-mini-films" target="_blank">a documentary</a> following their travels that will allow the models to tell their stories. Learn more about Self Evident Truths below.</p>
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</p><p>Out duo God-des And She were able to record and produce their fourth album, <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-wrap-george-takei-help-crown-king-nerd-and-new-god-des-and-she-music" target="_blank"><em>United States of God-des and She</em></a>, this year thanks to crowd sourced funding. The new record will hit stores on February 5, 2013, but you can check out a 15-minute preview below now.</p>
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</p><p><img class="media-image" height="220" id="6" style="width: 139px; height: 180px; margin: 3px; float: right;;" width="170" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/image-153515-full.jpg?itok=p35ikePO" alt="" /><a href="http://www.glaad.org/tags/gaymercon" target="_blank">GaymerCon</a> is the first-ever gaming and tech convention to focus on “LGBT geek culture” and their fundraising campaign was so successful that they earned more than <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/gaymercon-announces-massive-kickstarter-success-and-support-xbox-live" target="_blank">triple their funding goal</a>. GaymerCon is set to take place in San Francisco in August 2013 and has gotten huge support from gaming companies such as Xbox Live and EA.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">December 31, 2012</span></div></div></div>
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<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/issues/music">Music</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/issues/film">Film</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/issues/television">Television</a>, </li>
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<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/limited-partnership">Limited Partnership</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/portrait-jason">Portrait of Jason</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/westerly-windina">Westerly Windina</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/dtla">DTLA</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/husbands">Husbands</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/outs">The Outs</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/fearless-project">Fearless Project</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/self-evident-truths">Self Evident Truths</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/god-des-and-she">God-Des and She</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/gaymercon">GaymerCon</a>, </li>
<li class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/kickstarter">Kickstarter</a>, </li>
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Fri, 21 Dec 2012 01:02:44 +0000megantownsend61008 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/15-successful-lgbt-inclusive-crowd-sourced-creative-campaigns-2012#commentsHusbands Digital Comic Spinoff Releases First Installment 'Drawn In'http://www.glaad.org/blog/husbands-digital-comic-spinoff-releases-first-installment-drawn
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span id="styles-8-0" class="styles file-styles 750px"> <img id="8" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/750px/public/ca4966de98fb702db4d72091e0f2209e.jpeg?itok=z5IWMAWa" alt="" title="" /></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><img class="media-image" height="220" id="6" style="width: 111px; height: 170px; margin: 3px; float: right; ;;;;;" width="144" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/HusbandsDrawnInCover_0.jpg?itok=LU7x272v" alt="" />The wildly popular web series <a href="http://husbandstheseries.com/" target="_blank"><em>Husbands</em></a> released the <a href="http://www.afterelton.com/content/2012/10/its-bird-its-plane-its-husbands-comic?page=1,0" target="_blank">first of a six-issue digital comic book</a> spinoff today on Dark Horse Digital. The comics, written by <em>Husbands</em> writers and creators Jane Espenson and Brad Bell, are based on the series but take place in alternate universes including a superhero showdown, fairytale fantasy, an outer space battle, high school comedy, a noir mystery, and a secret-spy thrill ride. <a href="https://digital.darkhorse.com/profile/2572.husbands-1-drawn-in/" target="_blank">Husbands #1: <em>Drawn In</em></a> is available for $0.99 exclusively through the Dark Horse Comics free app for <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dark-horse-comics/id415378623?mt=8" target="_blank">iPhone/iPad</a> and <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.darkhorse.digital&amp;feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5kYXJraG9yc2UuZGlnaXRhbCJd" target="_blank">Android</a>.</p>
<p><em>Husbands</em> the web series is a comedy set in a world in which full marriage equality is achieved and follows Cheeks, a famous actor, and Brady, his baseball-star husband, as they learn to navigate newly-married life following a drunken wedding in Las Vegas. The series has earned itself a <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/avengers-director-joss-whedon-guest-stars-season-premiere-husbands-glaad-interviews-creators" target="_blank">highly loyal fanbase that helped raise over $60K for the show’s second season</a>, which included guest appearances from stars such as Joss Whedon (<em>Avengers</em> and <em>Buffy</em> director), Felicia Day, Amber Benson, Jon Cryer, Mekhi Phifer and others.</p>
<p>In the comic book version, the couple receives a mysterious present following their Vegas wedding that leads them on their thematic adventures. The first installment takes place in a super hero universe with Brady as “Light Fantastic” and Cheeks as “Chet Deckfin,” a vintage super hero and a bold reporter with his own secrets and agenda, respectively. <em>Husbands</em> <em>the Comic</em> will be exclusively in a digital format until March 2013 when the collection will be offered as a bound hardcopy. Check out an exclusive panel from the first issue on AfterElton and <a href="http://www.afterelton.com/content/2012/10/its-bird-its-plane-its-husbands-comic?page=1,1" target="_blank">read the interview</a> with Jane Espenson, Brad Bell, and Sean Hemeon and check out <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/GoCheeksGo" target="_blank"><em>Husbands</em> the series on YouTube</a>.</p>
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</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pubdate field-type-datetime field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">October 24, 2012</span></div></div></div>
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Wed, 24 Oct 2012 18:36:39 +0000megantownsend59966 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/husbands-digital-comic-spinoff-releases-first-installment-drawn#commentsThe GLAAD Wrap: Keep the Lights On Opens, In The Life Ending, and Melissa Etheridge's New Albumhttp://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-wrap-keep-lights-opens-life-ending-and-melissa-etheridges-new-album
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span id="styles-9-0" class="styles file-styles 750px"> <img id="9" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/750px/public/keep_the_lights_on.jpg?itok=9_2YpaNP" alt="" title="" /></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Every week, The GLAAD Wrap brings you LGBT-related entertainment news highlights, fresh stuff to watch out for, and fun diversions to help you kick off the weekend.</p>
<p><strong>1) </strong><em><a href="http://keepthelightsonfilm.com/">Keep the Lights On</a></em>, one of the year’s best LGBT-themed films, opens in several NY and LA-area theaters this weekend, with <a href="http://www.musicboxfilms.com/keep-the-lights-on-movies-10.php#theaters">additional engagements</a> being added around the country in the coming months. The film follows the loving but dysfunctional relationship of an aspiring filmmaker and his meth-addicted boyfriend over the course of a decade in New York. <em>Lights</em> premiered at the Sundance Film Festival this year before moving on the Berlin International Film Festival, where it received <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/keep-lights-and-call-me-kuchu-receive-teddy-awards-berlin-film-fest">the Teddy Award</a> for best scripted feature film with an LGBT theme.</p>
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<p><img class="media-image" id="6" style="float: right; margin: 3px;;;;;;" src="http://www.glaad.net/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/In%20The%20Life.jpg?itok=1QU9PtYL" alt="" /><strong>2) </strong>The pioneering television show <em>In The Life</em> is <a href="http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/television/2012/09/05/life-media-will-air-last-show-december">coming to an end</a>. Co-chairs Henry van Ameringen and Jayne Baron Sherman released a statement on Wednesday announcing that the final broadcast of the long-running LGBT journalism show will air on PBS in December 2012. The TV show is produced by <a href="http://www.itlmedia.org/">In The Life</a> Media, and has previously been honored by NLGJA and received several GLAAD Media Awards. In The Life Media will continue as an organization and will work to create a web-based archive of important historical LGBT videos. You can watch all of the episodes <a href="http://www.itlmedia.org/episodes">online here</a>.</p>
<p><strong>3) </strong>Out singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge released <a href="http://www.melissaetheridge.com/album/4th-street-feeling">her 12<sup>th</sup> studio album</a> this week, titled <em>4<sup>th</sup> Street Feeling</em>. One of her most personal albums yet, Etheridge takes listeners on a trip with her back to her small hometown of Leavenworth, Kansas, while also revealing her future. Etheridge co-produced the album with Jacquire King (Kings of Leon, Norah Jones) and Steven Booker (Duffy). You can buy her new album <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/4th-street-feeling-deluxe/id548752019?s=143441">on iTunes</a> now. Check out one of her new songs below.</p>
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<p><strong>4) </strong>Former <em>American Idol </em>and <em>The Voice </em>contestant Frenchie Davis <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dustin-fitzharris/frenchie-davis_b_1812200.html?utm_hp_ref=gay-voices">debuted her first single</a> and music video “Love’s Got a Hold on Me” from her upcoming debut album, <em>Just Frenchie</em>. The name of the album is inspired by her time on reality competition shows. She says, "I decided to name it <em>Just Frenchie</em> because a lot of people have been hearing me sing for almost a decade now, but most of what they've heard was other people's music." This year, Davis told the <em>St. Louis Post-Dispatch</em>, "I dated men and women… Now I'm in love with a woman I think I can be with forever." The new album will contain dance tracks and will be released later this year. Check out her new music video below.</p>
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<p><img class="media-image" id="2" style="float: left; margin: 3px;;;;;;;" src="http://www.glaad.net/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/Husbands%20Cropped.jpg?itok=SFSF_VPv" alt="" /><strong>5)</strong> Dark Horse Comics <a href="http://www.theinsider.com/tv/55125_Husbands_Comic_Book_Exclusive_Image/">announced</a> that they are partnering with <em>Once Upon a Time</em> and <em>Buffy</em> writer Jane Espenson and Brad Bell, the creators of the groundbreaking and popular series <a href="http://husbandstheseries.com/"><em>Husbands</em></a>, to create an online comic book series based on the show. Online, <em>Husbands </em>follows the lives of two gay celebrities facing the fallout from their drunken Vegas wedding. But in the comic, it appears Cheeks and Brady will also have super powers. Espenson explains that the “show is set in a marriage-equalized world, so it's already got a hint of an alternate-universe thing going on.” The comic book will be available on iTunes starting October 24<sup>th</sup>. Catch all of the <em>Husbands</em> episodes <a href="http://www.youtube.com/gocheeksgo">online here</a>. You can also check out behind-the-scenes footage <a href="http://www.hypable.com/2012/09/05/exclusive-first-look-at-husbands-behind-the-scenes-footage-for-episode-2x02/">here</a>.</p>
<p><img class="media-image" id="3" style="margin: 3px; float: right;;;" src="http://www.glaad.net/sites/default/files/styles/1200px/public/The%20Variants.jpg?itok=h1TvDEeE" alt="" /><strong>6)</strong> The popular scripted web comedy series <em>The Variants</em> <a href="http://www.thevariants.com/">returned</a> for its third season. <em>The Variants </em>was created by Richard Neal, owner of the award-winning Zeus Comics in Dallas, Texas, and longtime customers Joe Cucinotti and Ken Lowery. The show stars Neal and other employees of Zeus Comics playing fictional versions of themselves. Neal and employee Barry are both openly gay. The season premiere finds the Zeus Comics crew developing a commercial for the store and discovering new ways to innovate in the world of declining print media. <em>The Variants </em>showcases the absurd side of retail life, and episodes will now be released weekly instead of monthly. Check out all of the episodes on the <a href="http://www.thevariants.com/">official website here</a>.</p>
<p><strong>7)</strong> Bombay-based writer and director Sridhar Rangayan needs help getting his film <em>Breaking Free </em>finished. The documentary is about the struggle for LGBT equality in India and the obstacles the community face. The damaging Section 377, which criminalized homosexuality in India, has recently been overturned. Now, there are those trying to appeal the decision because they feel that this will cause the destruction of India’s moral fabric. You can donate at the<em> Breaking Free </em><a href="http://www.indiegogo.com/breakingfreeindia?c=home">Indiegogo page here</a>, and check out a video below.</p>
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Thu, 06 Sep 2012 23:04:32 +0000rickycarter59347 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-wrap-keep-lights-opens-life-ending-and-melissa-etheridges-new-album#commentsAvengers Director Joss Whedon Guest-Stars in Season Premiere of Husbands; GLAAD Interviews Creators Brad Bell and Jane Espensonhttp://www.glaad.org/blog/avengers-director-joss-whedon-guest-stars-season-premiere-husbands-glaad-interviews-creators
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span id="styles-10-0" class="styles file-styles 750px"> <img id="10" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/750px/public/husbands.jpg?itok=oo9XFELL" alt="" title="" /></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>As the web becomes more integrated with our daily lives, it’s also becoming an increasingly reliable place to find well-scripted and well-produced entertainment, and comedy series<a href="http://lovehusbands.com/"> </a><a href="http://lovehusbands.com/"><em>Husbands</em></a> is a prime example. Set in a world in which full marriage equality for same-sex couples has been achieved, the series follows an actor and his baseball-star husband as they learn to navigate newly-married life following a drunken Vegas wedding. The series has earned itself a highly loyal fanbase that helped raise <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1044480540/husbands-the-series-season-2?ref=recently_launched">over $60K</a> for the show’s second season, which premiered online today.</p>
<p>Fans can expect to see big changes in the second season, including a number of cult-favorite guest stars like <em>Avengers</em> and <em>Buffy</em> director Joss Whedon, who appears in the second season premiere. Whedon’s appearance is no coincidence, as the show was co-created by former <em>Buffy</em> and <em>Firefly</em> writer Jane Espenson, who is also much-beloved for her work on shows like <em>Battlestar Galatica</em> and <em>Torchwood</em>. The other half of <em>Husbands</em>’ creative team is Brad Bell, who also costars in the series as the out and proud, newlywed actor Cheeks. You can see the second season premiere below, followed by our exclusive interview with both Bell and Espenson, who tell GLAAD about the shows that inspired them and why they felt compelled to tell the story of a newly married gay couple.</p>
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<p><strong>What originally led you both to decide to work together on a story about a newly-married, gay couple?</strong></p>
<p>JANE: It was a classic case of here's the cart, oh the horse is way back there behind it. We were discussing <em>I Love Lucy</em> over dinner. We were fascinated that such an innocent, harmless show was ever considered "risky" or "groundbreaking" because of Desi Arnaz's --gasp-- Cubaness!</p>
<p>BRAD: I posed the question, "Can that even be recreated today? Can you push the envelope without actually crossing into the salacious zone?" About that same moment, we looked at one another with the same idea. A classic, newlywed sitcom ...with guys! Right now, some people might be scandalized by it, but that perception will fade as time goes on. I love that. You think there's shock value or content that "goes there," when in reality, it's timeless vaudeville type stuff.</p>
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<p><strong>Going into its second season, <em>Husbands</em> looks to be a bigger production compared to season one. What new things can fans expect?</strong></p>
<p>BRAD: We've upgraded every aspect of production -- the look is polished, the sound is clean and pro -- it's really gorgeous all around. But gloss alone isn't enough. Our storytelling has been upgraded, too. We've been able to take several complex ideas and weave them into a very entertaining story. The show remains focused on Cheeks and Brady -- their relationship, their love -- but the conflicts between them and the conflicts they have with the world, that all helps to communicate and support the social commentary we have about the state of things in modern America. It's pop satire with classic comedy.</p>
<p>JANE: We're more confident in writing this couple, and we increased the scope of the story. It's gone through that jump that you often see after the pilot episode of a television show, when the show takes on a life of its own. I think the fans are going to be really pleased with Season 2. And we've got some wonderful guest stars: Joss Whedon, Jon Cryer, Mekhi Phifer, Felicia Day, Amber Benson, Tricia Helfer and so many others. And Jeff Greenstein directed the heck out of it. </p>
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<p><strong>What does distributing Husbands via the internet mean to the series in terms of how it’s produced and the content you create for it?</strong></p>
<p>JANE: It means something in terms of how it's produced -- there's more hands-on involvement from everyone with a show like this. There's also a difference in content. In that we're better. I'd put this show up against any other show in terms of the level of acting, the humor, the direction – I'm very, very proud of it.</p>
<p>BRAD: Yes, and as for the content, we can talk directly to our audience. I love that -- writing references to fan fiction, using items that fans send us as set dressing, conversations that are common within the blogsosphere. I also think our writing is allowed to be really smart. We trust, respect, and believe in our audience and that greatly improves our relationship with them. I feel very close to our viewers as a result and I give the same amount of passion to making <em>Husbands</em> as they give to support it.</p>
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<p><strong>Jane, you’ve certainly had some experience weaving political and social commentary into popular entertainment formats on shows like <em>Battlestar Galactica</em> and <em>Torchwood</em>. Do either of you see <em>Husbands</em> as a way to comment on (or riff on) any specific issues around marriage equality?</strong></p>
<p>JANE: Oh, certainly. You're right, that feels very familiar to me – even the very first shows that I contributed to: <em>Star Trek: TNG</em> and <em>Dinosaurs</em>, had lots of political content, and [<em>Husbands</em>] continued that. First off, we are saying a lot about how this couple is similar to any other newlywed pair: their mistakes are all about communication, compromise, empathy – this very specific marriage becomes very identifiable, very fast. That in itself is a political statement in the current environment. They also have to deal in a very literal way with issues of how same-sex couples are perceived in the media. If you actually start unpacking season two, you find a lot of commentary in it. I think Brad probably has a lot to say on this topic.</p>
<p>BRAD: Well, our story takes place in an America that federally protects marriage equality, so our statement about that is clear, without needing to point it out. Now we can move onto the next phase of American culture and the conversation beyond civil rights. What's the world look like after the fight has been won? We're fans of satire and I think some of the best satire can be found in sitcoms -- <em>All in the Family</em>, <em>Murphy Brown</em>, <em>South Park</em> -- combining commentary with comedy is the most rewarding part of the process.</p>
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<p><strong>Were there any images of LGBT people in the media that have had a significant effect on you or the material you’re writing now?</strong></p>
<p>JANE: As a writer for the most recent season of <em>Torchwood</em>, that, of course, had a big effect on me. It gave me a chance to write LGBT characters as characters first, not as symbols or statements. I'm also a fan of <em>Modern Family</em>, which I think does a good job. And, looking back on <em>Buffy</em>, I realize that the Willow/Tara pairing was ahead of its time and very well done. </p>
<p>BRAD: You know, I don't see a great number of LGBT people in the media that are firing back the way that the religious right fires shots at us on a daily basis. There seem to be a number of LGBT celebrities who want their sexualities to remain incidental; they want the focus to be on their brand, not activism. I don't judge that. It's understandable and certainly their prerogative. That having been said, given the state of the nation -- suicides, calls for kidnapping children of same-sex couples, firing teachers that don't condemn gays -- I just wouldn't be able to sleep at night without taking some kind of action. For me, aligning my entertainment career with social progression is the right thing to do. It's the only thing to do.</p>
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<p><strong>What do you hope to see happen with <em>Husbands</em> in the future?</strong></p>
<p>BRAD: There are so many stories that could continue on for years. I'd love to see this marriage grow. In the future, I know we will see more, bigger, better. How that will come to pass isn't immediately clear, but I know in my heart that it will.</p>
<p>JANE: I would love to see the characters of Brady and Cheeks and their tiny drunken friend Haley become household names. I think the world we've created is something special. I can't wait to see what this marriage looks like on their tenth anniversary.</p>
<p>You can get caught up <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/GoCheeksGo/videos">Husbands’ hilarious first season here</a>.</p>
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Wed, 15 Aug 2012 18:21:32 +0000mattkane59093 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/avengers-director-joss-whedon-guest-stars-season-premiere-husbands-glaad-interviews-creators#commentsThe GLAAD Wrap: More Husbands, the Glee Vault, Rufus Wainwright Artists Den and a Takei Musicalhttp://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-wrap-more-husbands-glee-vault-rufus-wainwright-artists-den-and-takei-musical
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<p><strong>1)</strong> The hit web series <a href="http://husbandstheseries.com/" target="_blank"><em>Husbands</em></a> will premiere its second season at a special advanced screening event at Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills on August 13 with the episode being uploaded to YouTube for its official premiere on August 15. The series follows athlete Brad Kelly and actor Cheeks after they find themselves unexpectedly but legally wed and the couple decides to give the marriage a chance. This season will see some format changes with three episodes of eight minutes each rather than several shorter episodes, and a bevy of celebrity guest stars including director Joss Whedon who makes an appearance in the season premiere. Watch the pilot episode below.</p>
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<p><img class="media-image" id="6" style="margin: 3px; float: right; ;;" src="https://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/Capture_41.PNG?itok=1Bxa8boS" alt="" /><strong>2)</strong> Earlier this week, the cast of <em>RuPaul’s All Stars Drag Race</em> was <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/rupauls-all-stars-drag-race-cast-announced-fan-favorites-return" target="_blank">announced</a> and <a href="http://popwatch.ew.com/2012/08/09/rupauls-all-stars-drag-race-date-judges/" target="_blank">Entertainment Weekly</a> now has the exclusive on this season’s guest judges viewers can look forward to. The judges will include some familiar faces as well as <em>Drag Race</em> virgins: Kelly Osbourne, Rosie Perez, Ross Matthews, Rachel Hunter, Vickie Lawrence, Busy Phillips, Rachel Dratch, Janice Dickinson, Wendy McClendon-Covey, Elvira, Beth Ditto and Cheri Oteri.</p>
<p><strong>3)</strong> Ryan Murphy <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-wrap-celeste-and-jesse-mosquita-y-mari-open-plus-some-promising-tv-works" target="_blank">continued</a> digging into the <em>Glee</em> vault this week and released several deleted scenes <a href="https://twitter.com/MrRPMurphy" target="_blank">via Twitter</a>. Among them was the much hoped for scene with Santana herself coming out to the Cheerios that was cut from the “I Kissed a Girl” episode this past fall. Murphy’s other released scenes, including the Dalton Warblers lead singer Sebastian flirting with Blaine through the Jackson 5’s “I Want You Back,” Rachel’s yearbook message to Kurt and more, can all be seen at <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/MrRPMurphyExclusive?feature=watch" target="_blank">his YouTube channel</a>. Check out Santana’s coming out scene below.</p>
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<p><strong>4)</strong> Number one <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author Chris Colfer plans to follow his book <em>The Land of Stories: The Wishing</em> <em>Spell</em> with his first young-adult novel, <em>Struck by Lightning: The Carson Phillips Journal</em>. The new novel hits bookstores on November 20 and will be a book adaptation of the film of the same name written by and starring Colfer which will be <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-wrap-viccis-new-album-comic-takei-and-two-spirit-hits-road" target="_blank">released by Tribeca Film</a> later this year. <em>Struck by Lightning: The Carson Phillips Journal</em> is now available for <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/struck-by-lightning-chris-colfer/1112434737?ean=9780316232951" target="_blank">pre-order at Barnes and Noble</a>. Watch the <em>Struck by Lightning</em> film trailer below.</p>
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<p><img class="media-image" id="6" style="margin: 3px; float: right; ;;" src="https://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/jw-character.jpg?itok=OioSBrfX" alt="" /><strong>5)</strong> Tony-winning actress Julie White will be playing a lesbian lawyer whose partner just passed away in the new NBC fall comedy <em>Go On</em>. Lead character Ryan King (Matthew Perry) is forced to join group therapy when grief over his wife’s death interferes with his work. White’s character Ann is part of the same group as she tries to work through her own grief and anger while still raising her and Patty’s children. "Not that I want to make anything a teaching moment," White said in an <a href="http://www.afterellen.com/content/2012/07/julie-white-talks-playing-angry-lesbian-go" target="_blank">interview with AfterEllen</a>, "but it's always good when America sees a family that's gay, lesbian or transgender. She's a good mirror for Matthew's character — somebody who says 'We're not buying that line of bullsh*t that you're putting down.” You can watch the pilot now <a href="http://www.nbc.com/go-on/video/pilot/1412723" target="_blank">at NBC</a>.</p>
<p><strong>6)</strong> GLAAD Media Award nominated all-girl band Girl in a Coma just release a video for “One Eye Fool” off their album <em>Exits &amp; All The Rest</em>.</p>
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<p><strong>7)</strong> Rufus Wainwright stars in an upcoming episode of PBS’ <em>Live from the Artists Den</em> stripped down concert and interview series. He opened the show at Manhattan’s Church of the Ascension with “Candles” from his acclaimed new album <em>Out of the Game</em> and ran through an emotional 22-song set, including a tribute to his late mother Kate McGarrigle with a cover of her song “On My Way to Town,” and closing with another <em>Out of the Game</em> track, “Bitter Tears.” Watch his performance of “Candles” below.</p>
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<p><img class="media-image" id="6" style="margin: 3px; float: right; ;" src="https://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/takeiallegiance.PNG?itok=KRn4nQhU" alt="" /><strong>8)</strong><em> Allegiance</em>, a new American musical, premieres at The Old Globe in San Diego with preview nights beginning September 7 and opening night on September 19. The musical stars George Takei as Sam Kimura, Lea Salonga (singing voice of Mulan, Jasmine) as Kei Kimura and Telly Leung (<em>Glee</em>) as Sam Kimura. <em>Allegiance</em> tells the story of the Kimura family in the years following Pearl Harbor as they are relocated from their family home in California to the Heart Mountain internment camp in Wyoming. <a href="http://www.allegiancemusical.com/post/early-ticket-sales-ambassadors" target="_blank">Tickets are available now</a>.</p>
<p><strong>9)</strong><em> Dance Like No One’s</em> <em>Watching</em> is a new documentary that explores the culture of competitive country and western dancing within the LGBT community. The film primarily focuses on contestants and fans at <a href="http://www.iaglcwdc.org/main.php" target="_blank">The International Association of Gay/Lesbian Country Western Dance Clubs</a> annual International Dance Competition that took place in Austin, Texas. Interviewees talk about how important it is to have an organization dedicated to this subculture because same-sex couples are not allowed to compete in many country/western dance competitions and how for many of the dancers involved, this event is the only time they are able to live freely and be out and accepted. Filmmaker Jenn Garrison is hoping for funding help to cover the cost of post-production and distribution to the festival circuit. Read more at the film’s <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1111754613/dance-like-no-ones-watching?ref=live" target="_blank">Kickstarter page</a> and check out the trailer below.</p>
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Thu, 09 Aug 2012 23:54:33 +0000megantownsend58918 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-wrap-more-husbands-glee-vault-rufus-wainwright-artists-den-and-takei-musical#commentsThe GLAAD Wrap: New Music From Lambert and Punx Frontman, Gay Bollywood Film Wins Award, and Help Bring Back Husbandshttp://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-wrap-new-music-lambert-and-punx-frontman-gay-bollywood-film-wins-award-and-help-bring
<div class="field field-name-field-blog-featured field-type-file field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span id="styles-12-0" class="styles file-styles 750px"> <img id="12" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/750px/public/husbands-web-series-alessandra-torresani-cheeks.png?itok=AJvbrddy" alt="" title="" /></span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Every week, The GLAAD Wrap brings you LGBT-related entertainment news highlights, fresh stuff to watch out for, and fun diversions to help you kick off the weekend.</p>
<p><strong>1)</strong> Opening in New York theaters this weekend is the ballroom wheelchair dancing themed romance, <strong><a href="http://www.musicalchairsthefilm.com/see-the-film/"><em>Musical Chairs</em></a></strong>, which costars Laverne Cox as a transgender competitor. You can <a href="http://www.glaad.org/blog/laverne-cox-costars-new-film-musical-chairs-opening-weekend">learn more about the film here</a>, and watch the trailer below. The film opens in Los Angeles and Chicago next week.</p>
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</p><p><img class="media-image" id="2" style="border-top-width: 2px; border-right-width: 2px; border-bottom-width: 2px; border-left-width: 2px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 3px; margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px; float: right; ;" src="http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/images_3.jpg?itok=jpcWS2Jv" alt="" /><strong>2)</strong> Onir, one of the few openly gay directors in Bollywood, <a href="http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/3166">was honored last week </a>when his narrative anthology film <strong><em>I Am</em></strong> won Best Hindi Film at the 59th National Film Awards. It is the first film with LGBT content to win a national award in India. "It's not just a personal triumph. It's a victory on a much larger level for gay filmmakers and films who have been so far sidelined not just from the national awards but also the popular awards,” Onir says of his win. <em>I Am</em> tells the story of four people forging new identities, including “Omar,” a gay man. </p>
<p><strong>3)</strong> <strong>Hunx and His Punx</strong> front man Seth Bogart has released a solo album,<em> Hairdresser Blues</em>. Bogart, who plays all the parts on Blues except the drums, <a href="http://www.avclub.com/articles/hunx-hairdresser-blues,69884/">says</a> this “doesn’t feel like a Hunx and His Punx album.” Never fear! While the album does deal with break-ups and the death of both Bogart’s father and a close friend, there is still that trademark upbeat pop woven through the emotional message. Watch the video for lead single “Private Room” below. </p>
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</p><p><strong>4) Adam Lambert </strong>released four previews from his upcoming album <em>Trespassing</em> this week. The songs are “Cuckoo,” “Naked Love,” “Never Close Our Eyes,” and “Trespassing.” You can listen to the previews below and <a href="http://twtpoll.com/i9r1ld">vote on them</a> as the next single to be released. <em>Trespassing</em> is available now for <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Trespassing-Deluxe-Adam-Lambert/dp/B006MVJ2L4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1332451349&amp;sr=8-1">pre-order</a> on Amazon. </p>
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</p><p><strong>5)</strong> <strong>Gavin Creel</strong>, Broadway star and founder of Broadway Impact, released his solo album <em>Get Out</em> on March 20. The album is a mix of belted ballads, growled rock and dance anthems. You can purchase <em>Get Out</em> <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/get-out/id504774539">on iTunes now</a>.</p>
<p><strong>6)</strong> Fans of the web series <strong><em>Husbands</em></strong>, from writers Jane Espenson (<em>Buffy</em>) and Brad Bell, may want to check out the <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1044480540/husbands-the-series-season-2?ref=recently_launched">Kickstarter campaign</a> currently going strong for the series second season. <em>Husbands</em> follows the fallout from a drunken marriage between a professional athlete named Brady and an actor named Cheeks. You can watch the Kickstarter trailer below, and check out episodes of the first season on the <a href="http://husbandstheseries.com/">show’s website here</a>.</p>
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Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:46:00 +0000mattkane49335 at http://www.glaad.orghttp://www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-wrap-new-music-lambert-and-punx-frontman-gay-bollywood-film-wins-award-and-help-bring#comments